'... a rich satisfying read about a set of extraordinary women' - Manu S. Pillai ‘Kavitha Rao’s Lady Doctors is several things all at once: a richly satisfying read about a set of extraordinary women; a positively enlightening account of how ordinary girls, against the odds and through sheer—even painful— determination, became path breakers; and a much-needed reminder that Indian history is…
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